Fish-hook extractor



(ModeL) I J. W. FOARD.

- FISH HOOK EXTRAG-TOR. 7 No. 253,333. 3 Patented Feb. 7,1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEREMIAH FOARD, or sAn FnAnoIsoo, CALIFORNIA.

FISH-HOOK EXTRACTOR.

SPECIFICATION forining part of Letters Patent No. 253,363, dated February 7, 1882.

' Application filed October 1, 1881. (ModeL) To to whom it may concern Be it known that I, JEREMIAH W. FOARD,

- of the city of San Francisco, in the State of Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side View of the instrument complete, consisting of the shaft 0, of any desired length, and the flanges A. Fig.2 is an edge view in perspective, showing the recess B as formed by the flanges A upon either end of the shaft 0. Fig. 3 shows the instrumentin combination with an ordinary knife.

To extract a hook from a fishs throat the line is drawn moderately taut and the. instrument inserted upon the shank of the hook, so as to embrace it within the recess 13 then pushed down upon the inside of the bend of,

the hook till the barb is liberated, This done,

the extractor is withdrawn bringing the hoo with it. v e

I make the instrument of brass, soldering or 'rivetin g the flan ge-pieces to the shaft at either I believe, however,

end to form the recess. that it may be made of .malleable iron or of vulcanized india-rnbber, in either case in one piece.

Having oarefully'set forth and described 5 my invention, and shown how it is to be made and operated, I claim The fish-hook extractor herein described,

consisting of the-shaft 0, having overlapping flanges A at the pointand a(ljacentsides,tbrn1- ing recesses B, substantially as shown, and for the purposes specified.

JEREMIAHv W. FOARD.

Witnesses Ocrrs V. SAWYER, L. D. ALLEN. 

